This week's top stories includes info on the FY2026 recommended budget, the Eastside Summit, Crowns of Enterprise, the County's Business Investment Program, Mental Health Awareness Month, LIEAP and swim safety.

Mecklenburg County Manager Dena R. Diorio on May 14 presented her recommended budget for Fiscal Year 2026 to the Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners. 

While residents are planning their freshwater adventures, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Storm Water Services encourages them to also stay mindful of water conditions.  

Imagine every seat in Bojangles Coliseum filled. That (and then some) is how many people Mecklenburg County staff helped with their energy bills this winter.  

On Thursday, Mecklenburg County and the City of Charlotte named seven local businesses as winners of the 2025 Crowns of Enterprise Awards. 

Aluminum cans and yard waste became designer materials for Recycle the Runway, an avant-garde fashion show hosted by Mecklenburg County Solid Waste and Keep Mecklenburg Beautiful on Saturday, May 3.  

HSP US LLC, a U.S. subsidiary of German-based Trench Group GmbH, has chosen Charlotte for its first U.S.-based manufacturing plant, bringing 74 new jobs.

The Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners fostered positive international relations and education by welcoming a group of students from Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

Mecklenburg County Public Health is proud to announce Nurse Amanda Rogers from Myers Park High School as Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) School Nurse of the Year for 2025.

This week's top stories includes info on the CMS budget request for FY2026, affordable housing, MECK Pre-K, Commissioner Griffin's May 8 community meeting, Do the Write Thing and medical recycling.